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Mohammed, as a teenager, dreamt of becoming a robotics innovator

...“These
kinds of activities in KEDO are really important for us, in the future we will serve
our countries and rebuild them,”
Mohammed, as a teenager, dreamt of becoming a robotics innovator
as he was growing up in Sarseer village in Sulaimanyah. He spent his free time
making paper models and manufacturing the parts to build robots and other
electronic devices on the rooftop of the family home. When the economic crisis
began, he moved into his uncle's workshop. Eventually, he was prevented from
going to school, and he spent his time creating a model of his ideas. He
recreated famous devices and blended them with modern technologies to create a
futuristic vision. When he heard about our program he thought he can get more
support to his projects and now he feels that there are too much support for
him and he is making bigger and greater thing. He is very active and happy with
KEDO center, now his dreams close to becoming a virtual reality project called
“Innovate”, Mohammed, 16, wants by the support of Innovate coaches to carry out
sessions with Syrian and Iraqi refugee and IDP schoolchildren.
Under his guidance,